Cao (@caosnchz) • Hey
Cao (@caosnchz) • Hey
Publications
- Talk about adoption! 📲🌎
Come check a thorough list of Tokenized Art in Traditional Institutions, just shared in our @lens/orb club @club/digital.
This list was made in collaboration with @lens/lens, Diane Drubay from We Are Museums, and Mariana Toro.
- 𝗧𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧 (𝗡𝗙𝗧𝘀) 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
[July 2024]
By @lens/caosnchz, in collab with Diane Drubay (WeAreMuseums), Mariana Toro (Futura Drops), and @lens/lens.
- 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡 📻
[Follow-up of The Digital Art Dispatch]
- SignoreGondi reports loan default on Autoglyph #166–Lender possibly earning 15 Ξ (contingent on sale).
- HivemindCap added 12 Synthetic Dreams by Refik Anadol to their fund.
- Obvious’ latest work will be presented tmrrw at Christie’s online sale.
- Ethereum gas fees drop to 1 gwei in lowest week on record—via BCheque.
- Red Lights in Hongdae by @lens/ivonatau sold for ~10.1K via HOFA (private sale).
- X user @ m51_m51 acquires SOL BOOGLE #89 for ~$190K.
- Read Cao’s Digital Art Dispatch to on @club/digital first!
- 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 #73
𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨
- Museumartlight's 'Code & Canvas: Defining Dig. Art in the Age of Blockchain', in collab w/ Iconic will feature @lens/artonblockchain, @lens/tylerxhobbs, @lens/sashastiles, @lens/emilyxxie & GrantYun.
- NGVMelbourne acquires 12 works from Alejandro Cartagena’s series 'Carpoolers.'
- TheArtNewspaper cites the Arab Bank Switzerland’s ABS Prize: 'Are we at a turning point for NFTs and culture?'
- '@brtmoments 21-24 Complete Works' sold for ~$319K on ChristiesDigArt.
- gondixyz leads NFT lending with 12K Ξ TVL and $30M in loans.
- Ninfa Labs switches from open applications to invite-only onboarding.
- From the Tezos Foundation & @lens/movingimagenyc partnership, now on view: @lens/auriea and @lens/sabato.
- @lens/objktone, @lens/fx_hash_, @lens/fellowshiptrust, @lens/office_impart will participate in this year's @lens/parisphotofair.
- exchgART shares $ART allocation checker—claim goes live 'soon.'
- verse_works launches TaborRobak’s 'The Broken Printer Recycling Program.'
- AOTMgallery announces addition of Andrea Chiampo,@goyong_arts, thisjackkaido, & PepenardoStudio
- @lens/wildxyz joins @lens/grayareaorg to push the boundaries of digital art.
- New Realities by infiniteyay minted out on Braindrops in ~15 minutes.
𝗜𝗥𝗟 & 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦 🎨
𝙊𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜:
- ordAR by Whitters (@landwhisker).
- Ultralove by @lens/palekirill, via fellowship.
- XOX by @lens/kimasendorf, presented by @lens/tributelabsxyz, NY. [video below]
- @lens/sssgallery’s 'Art for Humanity': funds for Palestinians.
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙨:
- Anthropocene by sheldrick on Verse, w/ tender art, July 1.
- ArtradeApp, scenespaces and SuperteamUK, will celebrate artists at the Solana Start-up Village, July 2-3.
- Generative Art Summit Berlin, with the Foundation_HWF, July 2.
- ExpandedArt announces 'The Path to the Present, 1954–2024', July 2.
- nullMachines by Kerim Safa & loackme, on Verse, July 3.
- Patric Ortmann's 'SE•E•DS' collection is launching on MakersPlace, July 9.
- GAZELLI: 'Awaken, Metamagical Hands', w/ Robbie Barrat, Helena Sarin, Lauren Lee M., and more, mid July.
- Imagined Wreckage by Chuck Anderson, on Verse, July 18.
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 💰
- The Delightful Realm of Maya by iamleeaux: 7.89 Ξ.
- Hayden Clay’s series 'The Suburbs' sold out for +5.4 Ξ.
- niceaunties’ 'Ballet Body' sold at Phillips for ~$19.2K.
- Elman Mansimov’s 'A person skiing on snow clad vast mountain' alignDRAW print sold at Phillips for ~$17.7K.
- Another Airport Poem by Ana M Caballero: 2.2 Ξ.
𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝
- Yesterday’s meetup at @lens/noxgallery featured works by @lens/kayakiko, @lens/ayaka_ohira, and @lens/benoit_tokyo, along with educational content about @lens/lens anf @lens/orb.
- Gov. DeSantis vetoes $32M in arts and museum grants, shocking Florida’s orgs.
- Vitalik Buterin backs MegaETH, raising $20M at a '9-figure' valuation.
- VanEck files for the first Solana ETF in the US.
- This Sunday 30th June 6pm-10pm @lens/lens Meetup @lens/noxgallery in Ebisu Tokyo Japan✨
This event is a great opportunity to see the works of creators who are active on the platform and most importantly learn more about how to use Lens and @lens/orb💕
If you've been curious about Lens, come join us! RSVP→→ lu.ma/4kefaqwu
Artists participating are…
@lens/ris_707 @lens/ayaka_ohira @lens/kawaiiskull @lens/tanuki @lens/montako @lens/swarmlabel @lens/grams @lens/prohamburger @lens/benoit_tokyo @lens/galverse @lens/imaginaryfriend @lens/denjin @lens/lillychan @lens/mp @lens/asamisscream @lens/kayakiko and more💜
If you have any questions, please contact myself or @lens/asamisscream !
- Thanks for last night!
Lens Meetup at NOX gallery. @lens/lens
Thanks for inviting me!⚡️
@lens/asamisscream @lens/kayakiko
- The 'Bright Moments 2021-2024 Complete Works' sold for ~$319K on Christie’s Digital Art—@brightmoments.
- Ese destino de furia es lo que en sus caras persiste.
- Two cool sales at Phillips Auctions:
- niceaunties’ 'Ballet Body' sold for ~$19.2K.
- Elman Mansimov’s 'A person skiing on snow clad vast mountain' alignDRAW print sold for ~$17.7K.
- I’ve been working on a Tokenized Digital Art in Traditional Institutions with @lens/futuradrops since March.
For the first time, the entire info can’t fit in one post alone. We made it a document, and atm it has a length of 7 pages 🤯
Talk about adoption. 🤝We’ll share soon in @club/digital.
- Sasha Stiles, who’s work we recently exhibited in Caracas along with @lens/lens, will be featured in the Museum of Art + Light’s first digital art exhibition, 'Code & Canvas: Defining Digital Art in the Age of Blockchain.'
Bravo, Sasha! [via ICONIC].
- Proper welcome for everyone who already joined and those joining in the following days.
DIGI @club/digital will elevate the digital art community on @lens/orb via content, quality art, news and more—Go take a look at the Digital Art Dispatch posted by @lens/caosnchz.
- #FuturaRecommends:
Hayden Clay’s new series 'Suburbs', now live on foundation—Prices start at 0.5 ETH.
- 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 #72
𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨— via Futura Drops
- ToledoMuseum announced Yatreda as the 2024 digital artist in residence.
- mozilla announces 2024 Rise25 awards honorees feat. @lens/hollyherndon, @lens/lindadounia, and more.
- TezosFoundation partners with MovingImageNYC to elevate digital artists via commissions & exhibitions.
- The 4th annual ArtBlocks Marfa Weekend taking place in Texas, Nov 14.
- Sotheby’s achieves 2nd highest result for online Dig. Art Sales: ~nullM.
- Ninfa Labs partners w/ AOTMgallery: 10 months of dig. art on display in Milan.
- Sothebys new French HQ will cover +10.8K SqF across 5 floors, with 30% more exhibition space [via artnews].
- The Last Safe Abortion by Carmen Winant is on view at #WhitneyBiennial.
- sssgallery hosts 2nd 'Art for Humanity' fundraiser for Palestinians. Funds support ethevacuations.
- fellowship teases new show in Sardegna w/ Louie Alexander Gallery.
- Ethereal Gwirl & LeMoonSynth won the 3rd niceaunties video grant.
- Unit London kicks off #BeyondTheCode with artist pointline.
- W1curates announces July collaboration w/ craig mullins.
- Next week: Generative Art Summit, Berlin, a two-day-conference with the Foundation HWF.
- Hasselblad announces winners of the 2023 Hasselblad Masters competition.
- @lens/futuradrops launches @lens/orb club 'DIGI', focused on all things digital art.
𝗜𝗥𝗟 & 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦 🎨
𝙊𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜:
- Infinite Images by @lens/hollyherndon and @lens/matdryhurst, via FellowshipAi.
- ordAR by Whitters (@landwhisker).
- Ultralove by Kirill Semenovich, via fellowship.
- XOX by Kim Asendorf, presented by tributelabs, NY.
- The Suburbs by Hayden Clay: foundation.
- Anna Beller’s Prototype Series, via Gazelli, till June 30.
- Fresh Fruit by mumbot on Prohibition.
- BrambillaStudio’s 'Approximations of Utopia', a midnight moment in Times Sq.
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙨:
- Ray Marching the Moon: Full & New
By Jared S. Tarbell, presented by nguyenwahed, on verse, tomorrow.
- Lens Night Out Tokyo at NoxGallery, ft. various creators discussing the potential of @lens/lens & Orb, June 30.
- Anthropocene by sheldrick on Verse, w/ tender_art, July 1.
- ExpandedArt announces 'The Path to the Present, 1954–2024', July 2.
- nullMachines by kerimsafa & loackme, on verse_works, July 3.
- Gazelli: 'Awaken, Metamagical Hands', w/ Robbie Barrat, Helena Sarin, Lauren Lee M., and more, mid July.
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 💰
- Fidenza #929 by Tyler Hobbs: 27.5 Ξ.
- Incomplete Control #56 by Tyler Hobbs: 23.5 Ξ.
- Sakura Diner by seerlight: $45.6K.
- K-Meanearest Neighbors by D. Cherniak & Helena Sarin: $42K.
- #80-PARTIAL 1A by Jack Kaido: $38.4K.
- Copy Traders by AlphaCentauriKid: ~$29K.
- Moses Pepe by Matt Furie: ~$29K.
- Digital Ascension by Mad_Dog_Jones: $22.8K.
- God of Small Things by Choen Lee: 1 Ξ.
- Adrift by Gingerpotter_21: 1 Ξ.
𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝
- #Share4Tez, a new Tezos initiative by Limbouniverse & retro_manni, July 10.
- Pablo Punkasso sold his Hoodie Punk #627 for 250 Ξ after rejecting a 170 Ξ bid.
- DexScreener launches 'MoonShot', a pump dot fun competitor.
- The Shefi Summit Brussels will take place on July 7.
- Toys "R" Us releases first OpenAI SORA generated commercial.
Below: Stochastic Oracle (2022) by Heike K. Barath, Juli Hespenheide, Lui Kohlmann—Photo: Jimmy D. Sheng Liu.
- Venezuela books a spot in the Copa America’s quarterfinals. 🫡
- This just happened! 😎
- We’re excited to announce the launch of DIGI, our @lens/orb club dedicated to 'All Things Digital Art' within the @lens/lens ecosystem.
DIGI will feature key info, new releases, educational content, and elevate the digital art community—Join us: @club/digital 👈
- Questions for the Orb fam:
Is it possible to transfer ownership of a Club? Created ours from my personal account instead of @lens/futuradrops’ account.
Alternatively, should I archive it and create it again from Futura’s account? I guess in this case we’ll lose the handle.
- Working on @lens/futuradrops’ upcoming @lens/orb club—Digital art in full.
What to expect from us at first:
- Tokenized Digital Art in Traditional Institutions.
- The -bi-weekly- Digital Art Dispatch.
- More value content.
- A new CLUB is coming…
…👀
- Some relevant news from the digital art space and the @lens/lens ecosystem on tomorrow’s 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 #71 by @lens/caosnchz:
- Hugs on Tape (Erika/Anton) by LoVid acquired by Thoma Foundation (art below).
- Gazelli presents 'Awaken, Metamagical Hands', w/ Robbie Barrat, Helena Sarin, Lauren Lee, and more, launching mid July.
- @lens/lens is back with the 'afk' conference, this time in Brussels, July 8.
- @lens/alicescope’s 'AI Gods and Girlfriends' is live on @lens/orb.
- @lens/brenna launches the 'entheogen' Orb Club for performance art.
- @lens/refraction’s 'Research Network' features @lens/fabiolaio, @lens/moisestech, and 8 more artists exploring Lens’ Orb.
- Lens Night Out Tokyo at @lens/noxgallery, feat. various creators and discussing the potential of @lens/lens & Orb, w/ @lens/asamisscream, June 30.
- ExpandedArt announces 'The Path to the Present, 1954–2024', July 2.
- 'Easy Goer' by Lorna Mills—part of our collab project 'My Own Business', released on Exchange Art.
- Yoshitomo Nara soon in Guggenheim Bilbao.
- 'Incircle Missy' by Lorna Mills—part of our collab release 'My Own Business', launched on Exchange Art.
- Another great installment of #TouchGrass by @lens/mp, featuring @lens/alicescope’s 'AI Gods and Girlfriends' on @lens/orb; The Enteogen Orb Club for performance art; and, of course, 'The vibes of Caracas Design Week, by Futura Drops x @lens/lens.'
- New Touch Grass installment!
With @lens/alicescope @lens/tinyrainboot @lens/arikan @lens/kayakiko @lens/asamisscream @lens/gremlin_bb @lens/p3rp_ @lens/patrician @lens/barbiares @lens/fabiolaio @lens/futuradrops @lens/mimisparkles @lens/blakefinucane @lens/brenna and so many more! https://paragraph.xyz/@touchgrass/eliza-effect
- Touch green?
Art by Ukrainian duo Roman Noven and Tania Shcheglova, aka Synchrodogs.
- Hoy juega el más grande.
'Messsi' by Mashine.
- Tomorrow’s 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 #70 is packed!
Here are some 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨
- LACMA & SFMOMA acquired 3 pieces by @lens/tylerxhobbs:
i) Careless and Well-Intentioned #4 by T. Hobbs entered the SFMOMA, w/ help of Stephensantoro of Vertu Fine Art.
ii) Seedphrase donated T. Hobbs’ Discrete Affection #3 to LACMA w/ Unit London.
iii) Connected for the Moment 1, 2022 donated by T. Hobbs & Unit to LACMA.
- Sasha Stiles’ #REPETAE won the 2024 ArsElectronica Award of Distinction.
- @lens/orb announces Clubs Treasury Boost, part of their $BONSAI grants.
- #SothebysGrails is now live: Property of an iconic digital art collection—Jack Kaido is crushing his high estimate.
- The MedseArt festival starts tomorrow in Menorca.
- Barbara Gladstone, renowned New York art dealer, dies at 89.
- ICYMI—w/ a special appearance: Lenny 🌱
- Check out the vibes from #CaracasDesignWeek!
A week of top-notch art, inspiring talks, and an epic closing party with @lens/lens, celebrating two amazing artists: Aunties and Sasha.
We want to thank and show our appreciation to the artists, allies, sponsors, guests, and our amazing team:
Niceaunties, Sasha Stiles, MoDo CCS, Lens Protocol, @lens/mp, fellowship, MakersPlace, Mariana, Maria, Hernán, Alejandro, Jessica, Kat, & @lens/caosnchz.
- First @club/orb post! 👋
After a successful week of events in our city during Caracas Design Week, it was time to join the fun—Will be sharing our journey with @lens/futuradrops and many insights related to the digital art ecosystem.